Division IV Requirements for ratites for breeding and production from a third country, territory or zone considered to be infected with Newcastle disease

The following rules shall apply to ratites and hatching eggs thereof coming from a third country, territory or zone considered as infected with Newcastle disease and to day-old chicks that have hatched from such eggs:

1. (a)

   before the date the isolation period begins, the competent authority shall check the isolation facilities as referred to in point 4 of Part II of this Annex to verify whether they are satisfactory;

2. (b)

   during the relevant periods as referred to in points 2 and 3 of Part II of this Annex a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease shall be carried out on a cloacal swab or faeces sample from each ratite;

3. (c)

   F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. (d)

   negative results of the tests provided for in F2point (b) shall be available before any bird is released from isolation.